Ethics and social responsibility from Islamic perspectives

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Ethics and social responsibility from Islamic
perspectives

• Prof. Dr. Azhar Kazmi
• Department of Business Administration
• International Islamic University Malaysia

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Ethics and values are the basisfor social
responsibility

• Islamic perspectives to the issue of ethics,
  values, and morality have finality to them as
  they are based on Allahs message sent through
  the last messenger, the Prophet (SAW). Islam, as
  a religion, offers a complete and universal and
  eternal code of ethics for humanity.

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Proposed definitions

• The definition of morality from the Islamic
  perspective should be the personal behavior
  based on Islamic revealed knowledge. Ethics
  should be defined as the accepted norms of
  social behavior such norms being based on the
  Islamic revealed knowledge. Business ethics
  should be the accepted norms of behavior in
  managing a business such norms being based on
  Islamic revealed knowledge.

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Five axioms of Islamic ethical philosophy

• Unity Concept of tawhid which means the
  totality of integrated existence in and outside
  of the Universe
• Equilibrium Concept of adl which means a sense
  of balance among the various facets of human life
• Free will The ability of human beings to act
  without external coercion but within the limits
  set by Allah and as the vice regent of Allah on
  Earth.
• Responsibility The accountability of human
  beings for all their actions
• Benevolence Concept of Ihsan meaning an action
  carried out by a human being without the
  expectation of return or reward benefiting others
  

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REFERENCE FOR THE SLIDE PRESENTATION

• Rafik Essa Beekun, Islamic Business Ethics,
  Herndon, Virginia, USA The International
  Institute of Islamic Thought, 1997